Abstract: ObjectiveTo observe the effect of speech therapy on patients with dysarthria after cleft palate repairing. Methods28 patients 4 weeks after cleft palate repairing received speech training for 3～9 months. They were assessed with articulation of speech and function of velopharyngeal closure before and after training. ResultsThe nasal leakage rate reduced from (50.64±13.10)% to (23.36±13.14)% after training. 8 patients improved their speech articulation to normal, the efficient was 100%. ConclusionSpeech training may improve the speech articulation for the patients after cleft palate repairing.

Key words: cleft palate repairing, speech therapy, dysarthria